e-Pedagogium 2018, 18(3):64-77 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2018.033

Use of After School Clubs and their influence on children from perspective of their parents

Michaela Bieliková, Zuzana Bánovčanová
Mgr. Michaela Bieliková, Ph.D., Mgr. Zuzana Bánovčanová, Ph.D., Katedra školskej pedagogiky, Pedagogická fakulta, Trnavská univerzita, Priemyselná 4, 918 43 Trnava, Slovenská republika, E-mail: michaela.bielikova@truni.sk; zuzana.banovcanova@truni.sk

The After School Clubs (ASC) are an integral part of the lives of today's parents (especially the employed ones). The paper identifies the most frequent reasons of parents to place the their child in the ASC through a questionnaire survey which was conducted in the academic year 2016/2017 as well as the impact of ASC on the children from the perspective of their parents. There were a total of 121 completed questionnaires obtained from parents. The research has shown that parents place their children in ASC mainly because of their employment and for educational reasons. The results also confirm that ASCs have a positive impact on the economic sphere of the family and that parents are aware of the importance of ASC for their children in various areas (in the social, emotional and educational spheres). The social and socializing functions of ASC were highlihted most by the parents.

Keywords: parents, childcare out of school hours, after school club

Published: September 1, 2018  Show citation

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Bieliková, M., & Bánovčanová, Z. (2018). Use of After School Clubs and their influence on children from perspective of their parents. e-Pedagogium18(3), 64-77. doi: 10.5507/epd.2018.033
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